LAST night wasn’t good, was it? Why couldn’t anyone in a red shirt pass to anyone else in a red shirt? I know Napoli’s pitch looked like it had been dug up, but still. We should have managed at least one shot on target. It’s really hard to...
WHAT is a captain? Is he someone who scores goals no matter where he plays? Is she a player who never shuts up, constantly barking orders at her team mates? Maybe someone who calmly, but quietly, leads by example? Or can it be any combination of the above and more,...
THERE was a moment in the England v Colombia match last week which really got under my ribs. It was one of those moments where you sense an inevitable doom which will colour the coming months in a very negative light. My stomach fell away like an open lift shaft and,...
LIVERPOOL have reached their eighth European Cup final, and with all the stories we’ve been told for years about the club’s illustrious history in the competition, the younger generation now have their own to tell. The chance to experience the delirious highs of...
LOOK at these men, writes CAOIMHE O’NEILL. These men, in their red ties who have fancifully danced us into the elite ballroom of a European Cup final. Another European Cup final and it’s about time. The players have fought tooth and nail to get us here,...
LIVERPOOL’S centre midfield drove me mad on Wednesday night. But let’s start by saying this: At least you remember Emre Can played. One of the big pluses of Can is that you always remember him, you always know he was there. He might do your head in, but he is there...
LIVERPOOL’S captain is no longer a single individual. Since his arrival in October 2015, Jürgen Klopp has kept Jordan Henderson as his skipper but also passed on that role to James Milner, Lucas Leiva, Jose Enrique, Christian Benteke, Joe Allen, Kolo Toure, Simon...
A strange afternoon at Anfield. Once which for some reason was just a little odd. I think it is that football matches are always in context. Liverpool matches possibly even more so. Picture it – This under Houllier. A typical home performance with a bonus goal....
WHAT are the qualities that make somebody the ideal candidate to captain a football team? Leadership is the first that springs to mind, but what’s the best way to demonstrate leadership on a football pitch? Is it being vocal, barking orders at teammates, letting them...
FOOTBALL has a way, every now and again, of conjuring up a defining match out of an otherwise routine game. A rhetoric builds, a pressure is exerted and all of a sudden, a precipice is presented with a couple of obvious options. Take your chance, leap into the unknown...
